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Feb
8
comment Which HTTP status codes are really OK?
Sounds like a very vague concept to me. How should you know when the site fails, more than the developers do? It's almost like you would need to say set up testing for all the different scenarios of the app, which sounds an awful lot like the automated testing the developers of the site should be doing.
Jan
13
comment Which past version of Netbeans IDE that has lightness almost equal or better than Eclipse Indigo?
The IDE you choose has nothing to do with the code, you can use any project in any IDE.
Jan
9
comment Why is the UI of nowadays application getting so “plain”?
Amazon and Google are fairly similar in terms of design... perhaps not the Google homepage, but the rest, yes.
Jan
9
comment Why is the UI of nowadays application getting so “plain”?
Do you have an example of something that isn't "plain"?
Oct
24
comment How do operating systems… run… without having an OS to run in?
I'm fairly sure that's what a BIOS is for - it's a really small OS that bootstraps running of the larger OS.
Oct
8
comment To refund or not to refund this client?
That's the thing though, 'a problem with the slideshow' is a bug that gets fixed and is not a showstopper, no project is ever 100% perfect the first time. That just sounds like an excuse on his part. I don't think you've done anything wrong here to be honest.
Oct
2
comment Best method in PHP for the Error Handling ? Convert all PHP errors (warnings notices etc) to exceptions?
Step 1 would be to not write code that issues warnings, notices, etc.
Sep
29
comment How To Start Programming
I downvoted it not because it's a stupid question, but because there is no real answerable question there.
Sep
28
comment What is the relevance of resumes in the age of GitHub, Stack Exchange, Coursera, Udacity, blogs, etc.?
When you think about it, an avatar could be kinda like a head shot.
Aug
27
comment Why aren't there native Javascript interpreters for Windows/Mac/Linux?
+1 for the awesome photo :D
Aug
15
comment How do you deal with the costs of too-rapid change?
I like the idea of the customer setting the priority, the hard part is laying down the law and saying 'I've started on task X, no you can not change the priority now'
Aug
3
comment How many types of programming languages are there?
Yeah this was the general idea I learnt somewhere along the way.
Jul
24
comment Every SQL statement has to be reviewed by a DBA — common?
Would you like to sound any more holier-than-thou?
Jun
10
comment What does a programmer really need to become a professional?
+1, nicely put.
Jun
10
comment Why don't browsers support haml and sass?
There's a lot of reasons, but backward compatibility is a big one.
Jun
10
comment rails fake data, considering switch from faker to forgery, any advantages or pitfalls?
Did you click the link? >_>
May
18
comment Stick with custom or migrate to CMS?
I really don't want to start a holy war, but how can you advise for Django and against Rails?
Apr
20
comment Open Source Security packages for Rails
ruby-toolbox.com is a good resource for all gems Ruby-related. You could start there.
Mar
28
comment Recommendable reads about programming history?
+1 I loved this book.
Mar
27
comment How does one pronounce “cron” as in “cron job”?
I was about to say, in what accents do 'drawn' and 'gone' sound the same...